U+11073 "𑁳" Brahmi Vowel Sign Old Tamil Short E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑁳
U+11073 "𑁳" Brahmi Vowel Sign Old Tamil Short E is a combining diacritical mark used in the Brahmi script to represent the short vowel sound /e/ in the Old Tamil language. This character is part of the Brahmi block in Unicode and is historically significant for writing early Tamil inscriptions, where it attaches to a consonant base to modify its inherent vowel. Unlike its long counterpart, this sign indicates a brief, unextended /e/ sound, and it reflects the sophisticated phonetic distinctions present in ancient Dravidian writing systems. By encoding this character, Unicode preserves an essential element of South Asian epigraphy and linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11073 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Brahmi Vowel Sign Old Tamil Short E |
| Block | Brahmi |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑁳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑁳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x81 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDC73 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011073 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udc73 |